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May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

Qantas to fly the literary skies

Australia's Qantas Airlines is promoting the announcement of its extended flight routes by commissioning a series of books that last exactly as long as each flight. For passengers, that could mean less worrying about when it's safe to use electronic...

Tags: Australia, Book

May 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin talk ‘Independence Day’ sequel plans

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Fans who've waited years for a follow-up to the sci-fi blockbuster “Independence Day” might soon be treated not just to […]...

May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'

In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...

Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc., Book, Jeff Bezos

May 17, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

‘The Mist’: Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane on film’s ensemble [video]

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With his 2007 horror film “The Mist,” writer-director Frank Darabont, adapting a 1980 Stephen King novella, charts what happens to […]...

May 17, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

Frank Darabont talks ‘The Mist,’ ‘Walking Dead’ at HCFF [video]

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Thomas Jane as Rick Grimes? It might have happened if “The Walking Dead” creator Frank Darabont had had his way. At […]...

May 16, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

May 12, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

‘The Mist’: Frank Darabont, Thomas Jane on ‘angry, bleak’ ending

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Taking his chair after the intense, haunting ending and solemn credits of “The Mist,” its star, Thomas Jane, seemed newly […]...

May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

Sagging legacy networks seek a reversal of fortune

NEW YORK — This week, the streets of midtown Manhattan will once again swarm with TV executives trying to woo ad buyers to their upcoming fall lineups with splashy presentations, star-packed cocktail parties and plentiful swag. But there's an...

Tags: Television, Netflix Inc., Advertising, Fox Broadcasting Company, Television Industry

May 12, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

‘Independence Day’: Emmerich, Goldblum, Devlin talk sequel

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Earth’s victory over alien invaders in “Independence Day” may have been but the first battle in a war. The film’s […]...

May 11, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

John Carpenter: ‘They Live’ was about ‘giving the finger to Reagan’

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The Hero Complex Film Festival kicked off Friday evening with a 25th anniversary screening of “They Live,” a 35th anniversary […]...

May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

Vancouver, Canada, sees sharp drop-off in movie, TV production

Hollywood North is going south. That's the fear among many in the once-booming production community in Vancouver, Canada. Although Vancouver still attracts high-profile movies and television shows, including A&E's recently launched "Bates Motel,"...

Tags: Television, Falling Skies (tv program), Vancouver (Canada), Entertainment, Iron Man 3 (movie)

May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Counting down to Lit Fest

(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...

Tags: Television Industry, Jane Austen, Kanye West, Nick Hornby, Thelonious Monk